1 October 2011

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ACTING Sgt Graeme Prentice has given a presentation to the Town Council to keep members informed of some recent crime fighting initiatives being used in East Grinstead.

These include:

• Using lamp post skirts in the town’s car parks to remind drivers not to leave valuables in their cars.
• A new Bluetooth messaging system which can send warnings direct to mobile phone users in the area, warning them of criminal activities such as shoplifting or mobile phone theft.
• The ordering of “No cold calling” stickers which will be available to householders from outlets including the Town Council’s East Court offices.
• The ordering of lead theft awareness signs for lamp posts which have been put up at various locations around the town.
• Advice to targeted householders after a spate of recent burglaries in the Imberhorne area.
• An awareness campaign directed at cyclists who use pavements in the town.

The most recent figures released by West Sussex Police show there were a total of 90 crime-related incidents in East Grinstead during July, compared with 103 in Haywards Heath and 123 in Burgess Hill.